Sanspo reports that the Chiba Lotte Marines may be close to deals with both Josh Whitesell (29) and Seth Greisinger (36). Assuming things go smoothly with Whitesell, a deal could be officially announced as early as today. The Marines are also expected to make an announcement about Greisinger before the end of the year as well.

I think Castillo wasn’t kept primarily because of his very poor defense (9 errors in half a season at an undemanding position) and low OBP. He had that super hot start but didn’t do anything after. Not coincidentally, neither did the team.